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Maxine needs a necklace 42 beads long. How many blue and how many blacks will she need?

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Complete question :

Maxine wants a necklace 42 beads long the ratio of blue to black beads is 2:5 how many blue and bkack beads does she need to complete the necklace?'

Answer:

12 blue beads

30 black beads

Explanation:

Given that :

Total number of beads = 42

Sharing ratio = 2:5

Sum of ratios = 2 + 5 = 7

Number of Blue beads :

(2/7) * 42 = 84 / 7 = 12

Number of back beads :

(5/ 7) * 42 = 210 / 7 = 30

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